RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Fit Development, LLC has purchased The Monet at Victoria Gardens Mall, a 31,407-square-foot retail center in Rancho Cucamonga, for $13.2 million. The outparcel to Victoria Gardens is located at 12455 Victoria Gardens Lane. Victoria Gardens is a 1.9-million-square-foot mall. Notable tenants at The Monet include Destination XL, Destination Maternity, Shakey’s Pizza and Pacific Dental. Fit Development was represented by Jeff Conover and Matt Mousavi of Faris Lee Investments. The seller was Monet in Rancho Development, LLC.
DENVER — Swire Coca-Cola USA has leased a 257,000-square-foot building at Enterprise Business Center at Stapleton. The center is a Class A industrial park development in the Denver submarket of Stapleton. The company plans to open a new distribution center at the facility, which will be located near the southwest corner of Interstate 70 and Havana Street. Swire Coca-Cola is one of the largest Coca-Cola distributors in the United States. It is a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Ltd. The company plans to occupy the new space next May. Once completed, Enterprise Business Center will contain a total of 1.15 million square feet throughout five buildings. Swire Coca-Cola was represented by Joe Cantalamessa of Cantalamessa Partners. The landlord, United Properties, was represented by Mike Wafer and Tim D’Angelo of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Hollywest Promenade, a 120,173-square-foot retail center in West Hollywood, has received $27 million in financing. The promenade is located at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue just west of Highway 101. It is 95 percent leased to tenants like Ross Dress for Less, Ralph’s, Quizno’s Subs and Jamba Juice. The 15-year, fixed-rate loan was arranged for Shooshani Developers, LLC by HFF’s Brad Black and Jeff Sause. It was placed with Aegon USA Realty Advisors, LLC, the commercial real estate investment and management arm of the AEGON Asset Management companies. Shooshani was represented by managing member Tony Shooshani.
PANORAMA CITY, CALIF. — Festival Development Corporation has purchased the leased-fee interest under The Windsor Center, a multi-tenant retail property in Panorama City. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 22,500-square-foot land parcel is located at 13750-13758 Roscoe Blvd. Both the buyer, a Festival affiliate, and the seller, an individual/personal trust, were represented by Steven Schechter and Brandon Michaels of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $42.3 million sale of a four-property apartment portfolio in Central Florida. The acquired assets include Millenia West in Orlando, as well as Berkshires of West Melbourne, Lake Landing and Atlantis Cove in Fort Pierce. The apartment communities have an average occupancy rate of 94 percent. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE’s Orlando office represented the seller in the transaction. Freddie Mac provided acquisition financing for the buyer.
ST. TAMMANY, LA. — Gulf States Real Estate Services has commenced the development of Copperstill Marketplace, a 60,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in St. Tammany, located across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. A 35,000-square-foot Ralph’s Market will anchor the center, located at the southeast corner of Highway 1077 and Highway 1085. Gulf States is developing the center in conjunction with MMABE LLC. The development will include 9,000 square feet of specialty shops and two outparcels for a bank or restaurant. Austin, Texas-based Stone 6 Group is designing the Ralph’s, and Mobile, Ala.-based Zito Architects is designing the shops. The project team includes civil engineer Scalfano Engineering and landscape architect Reich & Associates. The development is expected to open in early fall 2014.
MIAMI — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $16.2 million in first mortgage refinancing for Pepper Cove Apartments, a 208-unit multifamily property located at 9300 S.W. 137th Ave. in Miami. David Woida of NorthMarq’s Milwaukee office arranged the 12-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance LLC, an affiliate of NorthMarq.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Heaven III LLC, a subsidiary of Kingstone Family Holding Co. and affiliate of Max King Realty, has acquired the Lake Ellenor Business Center in Orlando for $2.6 million. The office plaza is comprised of six buildings totaling 110,000 square feet. The complex will be rebranded as Heaven III following a $1 million renovation program. Lisa Bailey of Morrison Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, Land O’Frost Inc., in the transaction.
WINNSBORO, S.C. — Binswanger has brokered the $2 million sale of a single-story, 311,982-square-foot warehouse and distribution building, located at 392 U.S. Highway 321 Bypass North in Winnsboro, about 33 miles north of Columbia. Technology manufacturer Element Electronics plans to relocate its flat screen television operations from a facility in China to the Winnsboro site. The $7.5 million investment will create as many as 500 jobs within the next five years. The property features 27-foot clear ceiling heights, energy-efficient T5 lighting, 7,000 square feet of air-conditioned office space and 27 dock doors. David Barber of Binswanger’s Atlanta office and Shaun Kirchin of the firm’s Columbia, S.C. office represented the seller, Perry Ellis International Inc., in the transaction.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Cypress Equities has acquired Eden Prairie Center, a 1.1-million-square-foot retail property in Eden Prairie, a suburb of Minneapolis. General Growth Properties listed the property for $99 million, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Eden Prairie Center is a two-level, enclosed shopping center that has served the southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities since its opening in 1976. The mall features more than 100 shops and restaurants and boasts annual shopper visits exceeding 12 million. Completely renovated and expanded in 2001, the mall is anchored by Von Maur, Target, Kohl’s, Sears and JC Penney. The property also features an 18-screen AMC Theatres, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Wildfire Steaks, Chops & Seafood, Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano, Panera Bread and the new Prairie Tap House. Matthew Friday, senior vice president and market leader for SRS Real Estate Partners in Minneapolis, assisted Cypress Equities with the acquisition.